Example Sentences

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One woman who lost her home said the experience is "numbing" and has her feeling "overwhelmed".

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022

But untethered to meaning, the effect of all this over-emoting is numbing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022

In the main, watching the eight-episode limited series is numbing.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2021

It is numbing and paralyzing and it feeds on itself.

From Slate • May 27, 2020

He had not had any legs for a good many minutes; the telescoping process is numbing in the extreme.

From The Very Small Person by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green